United States President, Barack Obama, has authorised the deployment of up to 17,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, saying they are to meet urgent security needs.
Venezuelans are to go to the polls this weekend, in a referendum on whether to remove term limits on the number of times the country\'s president and local politicians can be re-elected.
Mexican troops have arrested seven suspected members of a drug cartel hit squad in connection with the torture and murder of a retired general in Cancun last week.
The European Commission said it’s negotiating with leading banana suppliers in Latin America towards a deal that should gradually reduce Europe\'s import tariffs.
